State sues ex-DECD worker
The state is taking a former Department of Economic and Community Development employee to small claims court over a more than $4,000 outstanding credit card tab.
James Cook, who once worked in the department's tourism division, allegedly charged nearly $5,000 to a state-issued credit card two years ago for authorized travel to destinations including New York City, Washington, D.C., and Long Beach, Calif., but then failed to apply reimbursement funds to the outstanding debt, according to the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Cook, of Bangor, left the department in 2008 also owing $802 on a cash travel advance from the state.
In April, Cook paid the $802, but no further payments have been made since, the center reported. The case was referred to the Attorney General's Office after letters from the state controller failed to result in further payments. Cook, a former UPS driver and Teamsters political organizer, was recommended for the DECD job by Gov. John Baldacci, after working for Baldacci's first inauguration committee and later for the governor's office coordinating the redevelopment of Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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